Rivers, the son of Celtics coach Doc Rivers, was named to Sporting News’ All-Freshman team this season. With an average of 15.5 points per game, he became just the third freshman—after Johnny Dawkins (1983) and Bill Sapp (1945)—to lead the Blue Devils in scoring. Rivers reached double-figures in each of the final 17 games this season, including a season-high 29 in Duke’s 85-84 win over North Carolina on Feb. 8. Rivers sank a three-pointer at the buzzer in that game.

“Obviously, a gutsy player, and it is hard to find someone to compare him to because of that,” an NBA scout told Sporting News. “He is a guy who you give the ball to when it is time to win or lose, and coaches like that kind of player. Duke relies on him a lot ...”

Rivers joins Corey Maggette (1999), Luol Deng (2004) and Kyrie Irving (2011) as Duke players that headed to the NBA after their freshman years.